Joe Biden to Honor Juneteenth at Historic Texas Church
Former President Joe Biden will attend a Juneteenth celebration at Galveston's historic Reedy Chapel AME Church in Texas. Known for its significance in the 1865 announcement of slavery's end, the church will host an event marking Juneteenth, a federal holiday established during Biden's presidency in 2021.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 18-06-2025 20:22 IST | Created: 18-06-2025 20:22 IST
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Former President Joe Biden is set to participate in a Juneteenth celebration at Galveston's landmark Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Texas.
Biden, who signed the federal holiday legislation in 2021, will acknowledge the historical importance of the church, where the end of slavery was declared in 1865.
The event underscores the church's continual role in commemorating African American freedom, dating back to the first announcement of freedom for enslaved Black people in Texas.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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